tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post7220979353485131788..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Pencarrow lighthousespohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-71995516938406719432010-07-23T08:22:35.185+12:002010-07-23T08:22:35.185+12:00Barbara, thank you. I haven't visited Ireland ...Barbara, thank you. I haven't visited Ireland but from what I've seen secondhand I'm sure you're right.<br /><br />Aputsiaq, thank you :^) I could do with a hot summer's day right now — we've just been through a bitterly cold week, and now it's turned to rain.<br /><br />Zhoen, the irony is that <a href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/pencarrow-lighthouse/beginnings" rel="nofollow">those responsible for the original lighthouse</a> should have known better: they were Wellingtonians.<br /><br />Anne-Marie, thanks for the geekery! I thought you might appreciate the photo ;^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-19273288767678377462010-07-22T16:24:51.737+12:002010-07-22T16:24:51.737+12:00*lighthouse geek alert*
The one on the hill [&quo...*lighthouse geek alert*<br /><br />The one on the hill ["Old Pencarrow"] would have worked great if not for the low cloud. I have to say, though, every time I've been through Wellington Harbour Old Pencarrow has been clearly visible.<br /><br />Old Pencarrow is so pretty, but New Pencarrow is kinda ugly. It's a strange lighthouse, just plonked down in the middle of a shingle beach there. That one was built in 1904. Old Pencarrow in 1858, NZ's oldest lighthouse, and the only one to have ever had a female keeper!<br /><br />That's more than enough lighthouse geekery from me. I love this picture. Those gorgeous barren hills of the south coast ...Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769343406187885283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-90878732069477896492010-07-22T02:31:37.814+12:002010-07-22T02:31:37.814+12:00Spotted the one on the shore immediately. Had to r...Spotted the one on the shore immediately. Had to read your text before I looked for the one on the hill. <br /><br />One of those executive decisions by a far off agency looking at a map. "Well, a hill is an ideal place for a lighthouse, put it there."Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-45161816698300546172010-07-22T00:44:15.050+12:002010-07-22T00:44:15.050+12:00Such a wonderful photo on a hot summer's day (...Such a wonderful photo on a hot summer's day (up here....)! Thanks!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855883513581220036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-47813110065068535292010-07-21T23:21:54.107+12:002010-07-21T23:21:54.107+12:00These brilliantly white lighthouses, these pristin...These brilliantly white lighthouses, these pristine beacons, leave me a little speechless. Aah. I know. The shoreline in this photo makes me think of Ireland. I can feel the quiet in this composition.Barbara Butler McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250129625281645201noreply@blogger.com